Regina remains the home to the sole training academy of the force. More than 1,000 new Mounties graduate from the academy each year. Think you have what it takes to become an RCMP officer? It’s not often that the public gets to experience what happens behind the scenes at the academy. However, media from the United States and the United Kingdom recently had the chance to do just that. They participated in boot camp and experienced a day in the life of an RCMP Cadet.

From marching lessons and fitness class to firearms training and simulated driving exercises, the would-be cadets tried it all. View more photos from their visit here: http://bit.ly/1oKi0ad.